In other news... Springwatch at SMT
Whilst carrying out routine safety and maintenance checks on the workshop forklift truck in Duxford, engineer Jason Frost was surprised when, after removing an inspection cover, a bird flew out in front of him. On taking a closer look, he found a nest containing three eggs.
It turns out they belong to a pair of pied wagtails who may be the same birds that last year raised two broods in pavers that stood in nearly the same place as the forklift truck does this year. There are now six young chicks being tended to by the parent birds and a notice has been put on the vehicle warning about the presence of the nest to give them the best chance of fledging.
Volvo Masters The Volvo Masters competition began
again recently with the GB final taking place in Duxford in May. This is a worldwide tournament held by Volvo Construction Equipment to find the best team of service and part technicians. Seven teams took part in the GB final and the challenges consisted of six practical stations where the teams had to troubleshoot a selection of faults on varying types of machine. Scoring was extremely close during the practical round, with only 25 points between first and last positions, out of a possible 350 points overall. The winning Newcastle team are Craig Spence, Michael Christer, and Dave Denham and leading the team will be Tom McNair (Product Specialist – North). They travelled to the Hub North Final in Konz, Germany 26–29 June. The team placed third, so will now travel to the EMEA finals taking place in Dubai later in the year.
Cake sale for...
Alzheimer’s charity Duxford Head Office joined other fundraising businesses across the country on the Alzheimer’s Society Cupcake Day (14 June). Lots of people joined in to bake cakes and £165 was raised.
Stars of the Future Awards Three SMT GB apprentices made the Regional Award Final of the
Left to right: Harry Wood, Rupert Rolfe and Jay Fisher 54 THE VOICE MAGAZINE No ‘33 2018
CPA Stars of the Future Award. Jay Fisher and Harry Wood of Immingham Depot and Rupert Rolfe from Duxford Depot were prize-winners at the ceremony on Thursday, 14 June. Harry Wood took first prize in the regional award for Level 2 (out of 110 candidates) with Rupert Rolfe joint runner-up in the same award, and Jay Fisher was runner-up in the Level 3 award. Harry received his prize of a snap-on tool box, and Rupert and Jay both received snap-on screwdrivers for reaching the final. The A-Plant sponsored event took place at the Heart of England Conference Centre in Coventry and was attended by over 150 guests including apprentices, staff from various companies, colleges, parents and guest speakers.
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